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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
39
A January sale offers lace curtains portieres and couch covers with deep borders at reduced prices. Includes Arabian lace curtains, tapestry and velours pieces, remnants and samples with affordable yardage and special pricing on box coaches and upholstery services. Fourth floor G street.
An opening notice announces a January sale of rugs selected from stock with substantial price cuts to close out quickly. Most items are one of a kind or small lots, described as perfect and desirable, with many not to be duplicated, highlighting unusual merit this week.
Special priced rugs from patterns dropped by makers, offered at low concession prices. Various sizes and types listed with sale prices: Wilton, Axminster, Brussels, Smyrna, Kasimir, Anglo-Indian and other Oriental styles. Example prices range from 6.50 to 50.00, reflecting substantial savings.
Special sale offers beds and bedding from leading American makers. Mattresses mostly factory made under direct supervision to ensure purity. Highlights include 41 1 2 ft all brass beds with unique posts from 32.50 to 37.50, good cotin feather mattresses at 8.00, H and T double bed mattresses 7.00, and feather pillows 2.00.
The sale features best grade chinaware and glassware with under value pricing. New goods from manufacturers include a 100 piece Austrian china dinner set for 15 dollars and a 102 piece composition set for 18 dollars. Decorated English porcelain covered dishes are offered at 50 cents each, regularly 1.25 to 1.50.
A local dealer advertises plain White Covered and Handled Jars at 75c each, a marked down price from the regular 1.50. The brief note highlights the unusually low rate and quantity on sale.
Thinblown tumbler priced at 43 cents per dozen. Silver candle shades in assorted colors with bead fringe and mica protector, offered at 50 cents each.
Serviceable practical gas heating stoves offered with emphasis on aluminum finish priced from 1.00 to 1.75 dollars each. Aluminum finish radiators available at 1.75 to 2.00 dollars each.
Cabinet-like display of kitchen and laundry woodenware offers tables with and without drawers, benches, ironing boards, pastry boards, sleeve boards, wooden spoons and butter spades, carpet brooms, stepladders, chairs and ladders, door mats, brushes, polishes, safety matches and gag tapes. Readyers are urged to browse Fifth floor for best workmanship and finish.
Washington society pages detail dinners and teas at the White House and allied homes. Attendees include Russian Ambassador Baroness Rosen, Attorney General BonaParte, Justice Moody, Senators Lodge Knox Kean Clerk, and many prominent hosts. Upcoming events feature Mrs Roosevelt hosting an afternoon at home with music, plus numerous small gatherings, weddings, and receptions across January.
Extensive changes at Belcourt Newport signal a long stay abroad for the Duchess of Marlborough and a likely winter in Europe with her father, followed by summers in America with Mrs Belmont. Debutante news, kidnappings, and a divorce case involving Rosa Head Richards highlight high society intrigue and court actions across New York, Chicago, and Yale circles.
A Budapest heirs battle over possession of a prized uniform worn by late Count Eugene Zichy, its diamonds worth about 2.5 million dollars. The case centers on whether the piece belongs to the historical collection or the heirs, amid a finance rich dispute.
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